September 10, 2021 Panaplex "Nixie" Wristwatch Panaplex neon discharge display fashioned into unique glowing wristwatch. Read now
September 10, 2021 What's Old Is New Again The CRISS CP/M retro computer is a highly-polished CP/M 2.2 computer built with an array of modern microcontrollers. Read now
September 10, 2021 Dr. Scott M. Baker's Latest Boards Bring Music and Speech to Epson's Venerable QX-10 CP/M Micro Released in the 1980s, Epson's flagship CP/M machine now boasts two new expansion boards: a sound card and a speech card. Read now
September 8, 2021 This Freeform Sculpture Lets You Know When the Coffee's Too Hot YouTuber Make Fun Stuff's hot drink holder displays temperature via an IR sensor and five LEDs. Read now
September 8, 2021 Automatic BMX Pump Track Timer Hacker and BMX rider Ryan Bates has been going to an indoor bike park to practice his skills, and while the pump track there looks like a… Read now
September 8, 2021 Pencil Anti-Theft Device Is As Complicated As It Sounds There are many challenges to being a middle school teacher, and while some may never be solved by technology, Jason Erdreich (AKA “Mr. E”)… Read now
September 6, 2021 A Beautiful, Microcontroller-Free Digital Clock Harry Axten’s CMOS Clock doesn’t contain a single microcontroller chip. Read now
September 6, 2021 A Simple Two-Digit LED Thermometer A friend of Hacker David Johnson-Davies’ now two year-old son recently had a birthday. While he can’t yet read words, he can… Read now
September 6, 2021 Digital Quartz Clock Built Using Logic ICs and 7-Segment Displays Erik van Zijst's clock was made from 7-segment LED displays, a host of CMOS ICs, a 555 timer chip, and a photoresistor. Read now